The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-01
THE FIRST HOMICIDE IN TAYLOR.
a WOMAN At THE BOTTOM OF 1T.

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nl-Fams saturday Morning.
When the peaceable residents of
of Taylor came down town Christmas
morning they were hOrritied to lsarn
that foul murder had been committed
: few hours before, Ia a den OF i'll re
pute near Chinatown, occupied by =
woman named Hazel Rivers. Repair
ing to tho scene at the summons Of
Coroner Carpenter, The NEWS reporter
met most ghasity sight. Lying on
the floor in the singleroom ca0in, was
the liteiess body OF George Fox. An
examination OF the premises showed
that both bodily force aud deadly
weapons were used to- effect WI entrance
to the house. The lower panel of the
door had been kicked in and two bull
let holes perforated the door. One of
these the upper, and that which
doubtless did the deadly work-wzs
made by the pistol being put up
against the door aud fired, as AL
around the hole was powder-burnt.
liz WShA ahO
lower panel and did 40 harm, being
afterwards found ON the floor. Anoth
er pistol bail, which must have been
fired from the inside, WIS found I'M
bedded IN the wall, back of The door
casing, which in all probability was
fired Uy the woman, as she had powder
smoke On iler hand. There Was moth
ing to show that the dead man had
any arms on hin. al the time he Was
killed, though Tie woman rays she
gave him Ler pistol. All The indlea-
tons 20 10 sbuw that karuabaD, or
some Uas else, tried Id force The door
IN, anu that Fox was standing against
il to prevent anyone from entering,
when the lalAl sHot was fired. a light
was burning in the room at the time
aud the outside party could see
through the broken panel the move
ments of anyone inside, SO there can
be ne doubt but the outside party
knew he Was shooting with fatal effect.
These facts were plainly shown at the
inquest.
George Fox, who came to so sudden
. death, came here from Frisco, Utah,
about five weeks ago, and was work.
ing in the Argus mines. Those who
knew him say he Was qniet, indus
trious, peacsable man, we'll liked by
all who knew him. lie Was = mem
Der 10 good standing of tho A. o. u.
W., of Frisco.
Hugh Karnahan, who is charged
with the murder, has been in Taylor
for some time. He tended bar ut tile
Brewery saloon last Summer, but WAS
working In the mine of late. We
knew HIM IN Eureka eight years ago
when he tended bar Tor Charley Laugh
tenschlagcr. Before this he had many
warm friends ~ Taylor and Was well
Thought 0f lie had preliminary ca
animation before Justice Carpenter
Monday and Tuesday, aud was held
over without bends Ia await the action
of the Grand Jury. He MAS taken TO
Hamilton Tuesday by Sheriff Bsssett.
The afternoon after the inquest, DIR.
Campbell held post norton examin-
alton ON the body of Fox, aud found
that the ball entered the right breast
81 inches below the nipple, passing
over to the left side and through the
heart, lodging in the back. He
thought death WAS almost instantane-
Gus.
The evidence taken before the Cor
onor's Jury (Which 10 only q small
part of that brought on the sxamina.
tom aud their verdict, is as follows: :
THE coR1NERs INQUEST.
In the .nstter of the inquisition upon
the body at George tox, deceased,
before IL. Carpenter, Justice of the
Peace aud Coroner, Taylor Town.
ship, White Pine county, Nevada:
Hazel Rivers being sworn deposes
and says: Deceased WAS in the house
here with me; | think IN WAS 3 80
o'clock this morning, when some per-
son came To my door; | did not see
him, but | think it was Hugh karna.
han. lie asked to GENIE in; | did
not open the door. lie said that he
Was coming in anyway. Mr.. Fox got
up and went to the door; | don't re-
collect what if anything was said; /
heard two shots from the outside
they were both fired nearly ut the
same moment; Fox fell between the
stove and the door; he said IL am